Otto Addo: The plan is BVB return – after the World Cup Ghana farewell

In Qatar “Survive Group Stage”

Otto Addo emphasized that he enjoys his work as Ghana’s national coach, but there are no plans for a job after the World Cup. It goes back to BVB. “The plan is that I go back to my role as a top talent coach and no longer work for Ghana,” said Addo in an interview with “Funke Mediengruppe”. However, the 47-year-old also explained: “I have a lot of fun here with Ghana, but that also applies to my work at Borussia Dortmund.”

Born in Hamburg, Addo once received permission from BVB to also work as an assistant coach for his home country. After the disappointing Africa Cup of Nations, national coach Milovan Rajevac was given a leave of absence and Addo was asked to work as interim national coach. BVB had also agreed to this.

Addo’s goal with Ghana: “Survive the group stage”

Ahead of his World Cup opener against Portugal, Addo will not look beyond short-term goals with the Ghana team. “We want to survive the group stage. I think we should generally approach it game by game. If we don’t look too far ahead, we can achieve something,” Addo said on Wednesday. Ghana meets the Portuguese on Thursday (5 p.m., CET/ZDF and MagentaTV). Other opponents in Group H are Uruguay and South Korea.

Addo was unimpressed by the hype surrounding superstar Ronaldo, who has been without a job since the split from Manchester United on Tuesday evening. “I don’t care. That’s not our problem. But I don’t think it will bother a team in preparation either,” said the North German.

The “Black Stars” clearly see the role of favorites in ex-European champions Portugal. But according to captain André Ayew, that doesn’t mean anything: “Portugal are favorites on paper. We want to show on the pitch that what’s happening there isn’t what it says on paper.” Ayew and his 31-year-old brother Jordan, who is a year younger than him, are the only players in Ghana’s squad with World Cup experience.

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